Mountain Mindfulness

13/12/2025

D E C E M B E R News: Counting my blessings 🎄🎄🎄 - https://mailchi.mp/7ab5e98f8a04/yoga-nidra-gift-14196235

12/12/2025

Let me introduce you to the aboriginal word, dadirri, that informed part of our last retreat day.

Aboriginal writer and senior elder Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann describes deep listening as follows:

"Dadirri is inner, deep listening and quiet, still awareness. Dadirri recognises the deep spring that is inside us. We call on it and it calls to us. This is the gift that Australia is thirsting for. It is something like what you call 'contemplation'.

"When I experience dadirri, I am made whole again. I can sit on the riverbank or walk through the trees; even if someone close to me has passed away, I can find my peace in this silent awareness. There is no need of words. A big part of dadirri is listening."

"My people are not threatened by silence. They are completely at home in it. They have lived for thousands of years with Nature's quietness. My people today, recognise and experience in this quietness, the great Life-Giving Spirit, the Father of us all."

Dadirri also means awareness of where you've come from, why you are here, where are you going now and where you belong. It can be used as a tool to quieten the mind as it teaches about "the quiet stillness and the waiting," according to Ungunmerr-Baumann.

"Our Aboriginal culture has taught us to be still and to wait. We do not try to hurry things up. We let them follow their natural course – like the seasons."

As I reflected to the group on the weekend, the mind has two aspects. The busy 'thinking' mind on the one hand, and the still quite 'awareness' on the other. And this dadirri is such a beautiful description of the still part of the mind. All of us have access to it, if only we can learn to quieten the active, busy part of mind.

Meditation has been a traditional way in many cultures for people to experience this deep spiritual peace. So has going on retreat, spending time in nature and long distance running!

How fortunate we are to have this teaching of dadirri from the aboriginal culture.

What do you do to quieten your mind?

10/12/2025

It feels good to be out of the city!

08/12/2025

Our last retreat for the year. And another peaceful day on the mountain with this lovely group of humans.
Looking forward to working with Suzy again next year.
Stay tuned for dates!

03/12/2025

Spoiler alert! Rehearsing with guest musician Tim Devereaux for our end of term party at the Om Choir this week. Can't wait to play with him on didjeridoo & Tibetan healing bowls. It's going to be so special. 😀🌿🙏

03/12/2025

02/12/2025

Pure air, pure water, organic food and the ultimate gardener, Karunamitra ❤😀🙏

01/12/2025

Kirtan Weekend 2025
Absolutely stunning weekend of music making, yoga, nature, friendships and beautiful food at Western Creek. Such a heartfelt gathering for Songbook No. 4; can't wait to see you all again next year for No. 5!!! Sangita 🙏🌿😀

19/11/2025

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16/11/2025

I've just spent the weekend up the coast with old friends. We love the beach, and we love beach combing. I slipped out early this morning while everyone was sleeping and had this golden hour to myself. For any Tasmanians reading you will appreciate it was made even more special as:

a) the sun was shining, and

b) there was no wind, hail or snow

Heavenlyl!!! 💙😀🙏

10/11/2025

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02/11/2025

Cant help but notice there’s a lot of YELLOW going on in my garden atm. 💛🐝🌼